Questions tagged [bread]

Questions about kneading, baking, storing, and culinary use of any kind of bread.

This tag covers the traditional loaf of bread in addition to flatbreads, sourdough, pita, and anything else that one might reasonably call "bread".

Tips for effectively tagging questions, in order of preference:

  • If your question is specifically about preparing/baking bread, also tag it
  • Include the sub-type of bread if possible (, , etc.)
  • If asking for advice on a specific bread technique, include the technique (e.g. )
  • For questions concerning the raw, unbaked bread dough, use the tag
  • Consider adding a cuisine tag for localized styles of bread (e.g. for Naan)
  • When the question concerns specific ingredients in bread-making, try to include tags for those ingredients (e.g. , )
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Kneading bread dough

If a recipe calls for ten minutes hand kneading a bread dough, how long should it take to knead in a mixer using dough hooks?
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Bread machine bread dough

I wanted to bake bread in the oven. I used my bread machine to do the dough part it rise twice in the machine. I couldn't finish it so I put in fridge over night it rise for a third time. I took it out to get to room temperature. It went down in…
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Can you mix white and multigrain flours?

I want to make a bread that's a mix of multigrain and white flour so that it's not overwhelmingly multigrain. Is mixing flours like this done? Does the ratio matter or is it just up to how I want it to taste?
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Property of Bread Dough

I've been looking at the dough that Cinnabon uses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtTIS6apXIc. How would one describe the property of their dough? It almost looks like Play Doh, as if it were some sort of rubbery-like material. Is this property…
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Croutons from scratch?

All the recipes I've known for croutons required pre-made bread, fresh or old. Do restaurants always use pre-made bread as well? Is there ever a case for making croutons from scratch, and what would be a basic recipe?
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Why does the water in the recipe for dough making not have a definite temperature or an advise about temperature?

The recipes lists 60 cc of milk and specifies 25 C in Summer and 45 C in Winter but for 150 mL of water it merely says lukewarm water. The recipe is in Japanese but I can understand it. The recipe is for wholemeal bread. It uses 9g of yeast and 150…
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Does package yeast inhibit wild fermentation?

I baked my first “sourdough” boules today and there was zero detectable sour or tartness. After about day four of zero activity in my baby starter I added a packet of packaged yeast I bloomed bloomed with a tiny bit of honey. Ever since then it has…
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How can we prevent the steaming of tiffin when we put chapatis in?

When we put hot chapatis in the tiffin (lunch box), the lunch box get steamed. The water from steam makes the chapatis soft and sticky. How can we prevent that from happening?
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How do I know that the quantity of salt is enough for a given amount of flour?

When making bread during Ramadan, I can't taste the flour. Is there a known ratio of salt to flour when making bread?
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what is a required temperature of water for foaming of yeast??

What is the exact temperature of water for the foaming of yeast while baking because when i use cold it is does not activated similarly on hot water.
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Help with hand tossed pizza dough (like domino's)

I keep fresh dough ball in the refrigerator for 6 days to slowly ferment. I bake pizza in conventional oven at 245C for 6 minutes. On the 1st and 2nd days they bake perfectly, but I start to have problems on the 3rd through 6th days. They rise…
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Freezing bread baked from frozen yeast bread dough

If I prepare yeast bread dough, freeze it after the 1st rising and shaping, then thaw it and let it rise again before baking, can I then freeze the cooked bread for later use? Or will it have less flavour?
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My mom says to knead bread doutgh after rising

My mom's bread making bread process is to let the dough rise before kneading. She mixes well, then lets the dough rise, about one hour. After that, she kneaded it briefly. Then immediately formed into roll shapes and placed into the oiled pan. Then…
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Why does storing bread in a plastic (grocery) bag keep it fresh longer?

I accidentally stumbled upon this 'trick' a week ago when I forgot about a baguette that I bought for a party and never used. It was half-covered (loosely) by a plastic grocery bag. When I took it out after the week period, the top half (not covered…
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Home-made Burger buns food safety

How can I make burger buns that I can keep for a long time? I have tried making some, but fungus starts growing on them after just two days...